Welcome back to another episode of Dingerball. We hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season. In this episode, Logan and Jacob discuss the NL East with some great guests, Max Greenfield and Jason Gold. Max is a former employee of the Washington Nationals and has extensive knowledge about baseball. Feel free to follow him @GreenfieldMax18. Jason is a diehard Braves fan that loves to discuss baseball. He is the founder of SixManRotation, a data-driven baseball analytics website. You can follow him @ChopCityJason and his website @SixManRotation or sixmanrotation.com. This episode discusses ..read more

Francisco Lindor joins an elite club of Cleveland players to have left the ball club via trade. They have traded Lindor, Trevor Bauer, Mike Clevinger, Carlos Carrasco, and Corey Kluber. A team with just these players would be dominant, and the Indians had all of those guys. You can see a list below. The Trade for Francisco lindor The trade for Francisco Lindor can be seen below. Mets Receive Cleveland Receive Francisco Lindor Andres Gimenez Carlos Carrasco Amed Rosario – Josh Wolf – Isaiah Greene Lindor TradeThe Value The value of this trade for the Mets is apparent. With new own ..read more

We just had the largest episode of our Dingerball history with 5 guests on to take on some of the topics that are pressing inside the AL Central. If you are a White Sox fan this is a must-listen as we spend a majority of the episode talking about them. However, we do bridge the gap to the rest of the division such as the Indian’s name change, the Twins Powerful lineup, the Royals…. ya know being the Royals, and the Tigers bright future. This is a long chain in the divisional episodes. Stay Tuned!  Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dingerball/support You can listen to the podcas ..read more

In this episode, Jacob and Logan discuss the NL Central last year. They highlight key moments and players of each of the teams. Some of the names mentioned Christian Yelich, Paul Goldschmidt, Trevor Bauer, Yu Darvish, and more. Tune in to hear where we think the NL Central will be next year and who some of the key players may be.  Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dingerball/support You can listen to the podcast on all major platforms listed below: Anchor Apple Podcasts Breaker Google Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts RadioPublic Stitcher The post Dingerball Podcast: Recap of the ..read more

Dingerball is back! Jacob and Logan talk about the COVID 2020 MLB season. We highlight key points on both of our aspects such as awards, World Series, and surprises.  Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dingerball/support You can listen to the podcast on all major platforms listed below: Anchor Apple Podcasts Breaker Google Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts RadioPublic Stitcher The post Dingerball Podcast: Just as the season closes, We are BACK! Recap of 2020 MLB season appeared first on Dingerball ..read more

One of this past week’s less publicized trades was the deal that sent center fielder Kevin Pillar to the Colorado Rockies. It’s not immediately clear what Boston will receive in return for “Superman” beyond the vague player to be named later distinction (as well as some cash to spend on international amateurs). But what we do know is Pillar will make an immediate impact for a Colorado team hoping to regain a bit of the magic and fortune they got used to in the first few weeks of this season. The seasons’ first pair of weeks made the Rox out to be serious contenders. More recent contests have r ..read more

The San Diego Padres have been one of baseball’s most engaging teams this year. Playing in a division where the best record is reserved for the Dodgers no one would blame the Friars for struggling to consolidate their talent and sustain competitiveness. Less than a year ago they finished the 2019 season as the National League West’s cellar dwellers. They sat seven games below the San Francisco Giants – an ageing team so obviously in peril with no immediate light at the end of the tunnel. But in San Diego, the light at the end of the tunnel was blinding. The organization was and continues to bu ..read more

This past week among players who played in five or more games Randal Grichuk led baseball in just about every offensive category. Home runs, RBIs, isolated slugging, slugging, wOBA and wRC+ were all dominated by Grichuk. Not Fernando Tatis Jr., or Mookie Betts. Blue Jays outfielder Randal Grichuk. And while it’s still early in a short season, Randal has begun to climb out of his perennial pedestrian performances. Even if it’s not what he’s known for, it should be. Reflecting on each of Randal’s StatCast seasons (only his rookie season is omitted from the era) his exit velocity has varied just ..read more

If anyone did hit .400 since 2011, when Charlie Blackmon made his debut, it probably would have been him. However, he hasn’t come close. He hasn’t even hit .350 in a season. But he profiles as an excellent choice to accomplish the feat. First, he plays in Coors Field. Say what you will about the Mile High ballpark, it boosts hit probability. The league hit .298 in Coors, .028 points higher than the runner up, Globe Life Park in Texas, in 2019. No two ballparks ranking consecutively are that stratified. Coors Field encourages hits of all types – not just home runs (an understated distinction ..read more

If I asked you which MLB player most resembles Aaron Judge, who would you consider? Well, I can almost guarantee that the right answer (According to Baseball Savant’s affinity metric) did not cross your mind. That is, Jason Castro. While Judge has four inches and over 65 pounds on Castro, the two’s batted ball profiles were very similar in 2019. The biggest component was strikeouts. In 2019, among bats with 250 plate appearances, Judge and Castro sat side by side in strikeout rate, 18th and 19th respectively. Castro’s 32% strikeout rate, just a half a percent more than Judge’s, places him in g ..read more